A reported assault of a 15-year-old girl in Manchester Boro, York County, never happened, according to Northeastern Regional Police.

Last month, the girl said that as she was walking home from Northeastern High School, she was assaulted in an alley by four young men who grabbed her by the arms, pulled down her shirt and fondled her.

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Police said the teenager made up the story because she was walking home with a male friend, they were flirting, and she was afraid she would get in trouble.

Police said they spent about 100 hours trying to track down her alleged attackers.

"I think the big part of it comes down to credibility. When people come forward, especially a teenager, it's going to be in the back of our minds, if not the citizen's minds, if this really happened the way it was reported," said Chief Bryan Rizzo, of the Northeastern Regional Police Department.

The York County district attorney's office advised police not to file charges against the teen.